Domesticating physics: introductory physics textbooks for women in home economics in the United States, 1914–1955
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DOI: 10.1080/0046760x.2016.1273404
Abstract: Abstract Technologies such as electrical appliances entered American households on a large scale only after many decades of promotion to the public. The genre of ‘household physics’ textbooks was one such form of promotion that… read more here.
Keywords: home economics; physics; physics textbooks; united states ... See more keywords
Transforming the content, pedagogy and structure of an introductory physics course for life sciences majors
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DOI: 10.1119/1.5058685
Abstract: In this paper, we describe how we transformed our large-enrollment introductory physics sequence for life-science students to a Lecture/Studio format and aligned the physics concepts with authentic biological applications. We have reformed the pedagogy to… read more here.
Keywords: physics; course; pedagogy; life ... See more keywords
Experiment on percolation for Introductory Physics Laboratories—A case study
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DOI: 10.1119/10.0000810
Abstract: In this study, a module for percolation is developed in light of five goals for the Introductory Physics Laboratories formulated by the American Association of Physics Teachers. The module was tested and validated on a… read more here.
Keywords: percolation; study; physics laboratories; physics ... See more keywords
The Hohmann transfer as an application for teaching introductory physics
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DOI: 10.1119/10.0005659
Abstract: We discuss a two-week module on astrodynamics that uses the Hohmann transfer—a space maneuver used to travel between two planetary orbits—as a capstone assignment, unifying a variety of introductory physics topics. The module was part… read more here.
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